Making Entrepreneurship More Inclusive [Entire Talk]
Startups
Part of Series
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Season
Season 16
Episode
18
While attending Harvard Business School, Katrina Lake saw an opportunity to combine data science with human stylists to reinvent the retail space. Lake founded Stitch Fix in 2011 to help women everywhere discover and explore their style through a truly client-focused shopping experience. In this conversation with Stanford lecturer Ravi Belani, Lake discusses experiencing and fighting bias, achieving massive and unexpected financial success, and leading with authenticity.
Video clips from: Making Entrepreneurship More Inclusive [Entire Talk]
- 1:50What everyone gets wrong about “imposter syndrome.”
- 49:42Achieve personal success while advocating for structural change.
- 4:02If investors can’t relate to your business, sell the market opportunity.
- 1:00Conquer your fear of failure by embracing uncomfortable challenges.
- 5:26You don’t have to look like Mark Zuckerberg to become an entrepreneur.
- 2:08Authenticity can earn you more respect than professional accomplishments.